Today's Pics

I don't make it downstairs to breakfast every day.  Since Kyle was born, I've been trying to sleep in as long as possible.  Derek has been getting up with the girls, making their breakfast and doing the dishes before going to work.  It's been really nice!

I love eating breakfast with my family, starting each day anew with lots of smiles and yummy food.

    

On a separate note, Makena can now hold up her two fingers!  When you ask her how old she is, she used to say "two" but hold up five fingers.

When Bad Behavior Goes Funny

Like most kids Karis' age, she throws food on the floor when eating in her high chair. When Karis does this, we reprimand her and tell her to put the food she doesn't want in the cup holder and not on the floor. For the most part, she's been pretty good about doing what we ask.

But then, she started putting food behind her head... most often when we're not looking. She finishes her meal and we think, "Wow, she ate great today." And then we take her out of her chair and half her meal is falling down behind her back.

So, whether putting food on the floor or behind her head, we firmly tell Karis "no." But her most recent "misbehavior" is not as easy. It's quite humorous and it's hard not to just laugh. Now she tries to see if she can get her food to stick to her head. It's the funniest thing. She knows that bananas and mandarin oranges stick best in her hair and pears and strawberries will stick to her forehead, if pressed up against it just the right way.

I try not to laugh or encourage her to do this. Here is my response (and hers) to sticking food on her head.

Karis "eating"

At times, I'm thankful that I watch Karis solo only one day a week. She's more active each an every week. The one time I find her activity most frustrating is meal time with baby food. I'm not sure why... I know part of it is that I don't like messes (other than my own personal space and the piles of things I have which other people may consider messy). And Karis makes quite a mess while eating. Actually, I think she eats less than 50% of the food so I think I cannot technically call it "eating." I think another part of the frustration is that inability to communicate to her while "eating." She doesn't comprehend "Keep your fingers out of your mouth!" and other well-used phrases. I'm getting better though. =)

Here's a quick little video for your viewing pleasure.




Should you be wondering, yes, I did get the oatmeal out of her eye.